Legal Opinion

Wood v. Carpenter

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided December 22, 1879No. 628PublishedCited by 706 opinions

Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Indiana. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swayne

This action was brought Oct. 21, 1872. The amended complaint or declaration makes the following case: William L. Wood, the' plaintiff, recovered judgments in the Vanderburg Circuit Court against Willard Carpenter upon sundry promissory notes and bills of exchange. The first judgment bore date on the 16th of May, 1860, and the last on the 22d of August in that year. In the aggregate they amounted to the sum of $8,557.07. At the dates of the notes and bills the defendant was the owner of real and personal estate of the value of $500,000. For the purpose of defrauding the plaintiff and others by…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Badger v. BadgerSupreme Court of the United States · 1865
  2. Stearns v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1849
  3. Buckner v. CalcoteMississippi Supreme Court · 1855
  4. Boyd v. BoydIndiana Supreme Court · 1867
  5. Cole v. McGlathrySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1832

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3Cited by706 opinions

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  5. Hobart v. Hobart Estate Co.California Supreme Court · 1945

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